The following HP desktop specs, or specifications, are for informational purposes only. Please don’t blame me if they are wrong, I got these specs from the OEM themselves. If I’m wrong then they were wrong 😉

Product number

FQ596AA

Release date

20-Nov-2008

Motherboard

MCP61PM-HM (Nettle3)

Manufacturer: ECS

Form factor: microATX – 24.4 cm (9.6 inches) x 24.4 cm (9.6 inches)

Chipset: NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430

Memory sockets: 4 x DDR2

Front side bus speeds: 2000MT/s (2.0 GT/s)

Processor socket: AM2+

Expansion Slots:

1 PCI Express x16 slot for graphics card

2 PCI Express x1 slots

1 PCI slot

Processor

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Operating speed: Up to 2.7 GHz

Number of cores: 2

Socket: AM2

Bus speed: 2000MT/s

Memory

Amount: 5 GB

Speed: PC2-6400 MB/sec

Video graphics

Integrated graphics using nVidia GeForce 6150SE

Also supports PCI Express x16 graphics cards*

Sound/Audio

Integrated Realtek ALC888S Audio

*Integrated audio is not available if a sound card is installed.

8 channel high-definition audio

Audio CODEC: ALC888S

Networking

LAN: 10-Base-T

Interface: Integrated into motherboard

Technology: Realtek RTL8201N

Data transfer speeds: up to 10/100Mb/s

Transmission standards:10-Base-T Ethernet

Modem: 56K WinModem

Interface: PCI 2.2

Data transfer speeds: up to 56 kbps for V.92 connections*

Transmission standards: V.92, V.90, V.44, V.34*

* Features must supported by the ISP at time of connection.

Hard drive

Size: 500 GB

Interface: SATA

Transfer rating: 3.0 Gb/sec

Rotational Speed: 7200 RPM

CD/DVD disc drive

DVD+/-R/RW 16X 12X +/-DL LS 12X RAM SuperMulti SATA drive

Interface: SATA

Data buffer memory: 2 MB

Maximum storage capacity: 8.5 GB

Must use Double-Layer media discs in order to take advantage of the DL technology

Must use LightScribe-enabled media discs and supporting software in order to take advantage of the LightScribe technology